Pubic Bone Pain (Spd)??

Chiropractor, if you want relief from the pain go see a good chiropractor, Diversified treatment is my preferred style but everyone is different.

I have had that with all my babies. It is awful and painful, but normal. It went away pretty soon after birth. There's a lot of weight that rests there, and the bones can move and spread. Once the pressure is off, everything gets better.

I had this with second and third pregnancies and it was awful, had to quit work at 34 weeks with 3rd preg. It started up again with the fourth pregnancy and I finally took advice to go to a chiropractor. Huge difference!! It made a huge difference and I was able to keep working till 38.5 weeks. Go to a chiro who specializes in pregnancy. And no, it doesn't cause you to deliver early (though you will wish it will) and I had easy vaginal deliveries for all my kids. In fact I wondered if having my ligaments in pelvis so loose is what made my deliveries so quick and easy.

It sure feels like you're going into labor, doesn't it?!! As far as I know, you can not go into labor from this condition.

I had it with all of my pregnancies, each one worse than the last. My last pregnancy, I could barely walk(felt like knives each step), sleep (I'd get so sore I couldn't move or rollover), or lift my legs (putting on pants was like a Keystone cops movie and don't even try to take the steps!).

The pubic girdles worked in the beginning, but by month 5 were useless for me. But it's something to consider if you haven't tried already.

http://www.thegentlenest.com/products9_support.html?gclid...

When I slept, I tucked a small pillow between my knees and slept on my side. The key is, the pillow(s) must keep your legs at hip's length apart. So if you weren't laying on your side, but someone picked you up and placed your feet right on the floor, you'd be in a squatting position with your knees lined perfectly with your shoulders. This did wonders for sleeping. It kept the bones from rubbing together, and if you manage to keep your legs in sync and you manage to "roll" out of bed without separating your legs, you can minimize greatly the pain at wake up time. You can get a foam pillow made for hip alignment at a medical supply store or CVS, but they cost $25 or more.

Invest in something called a "Bed Buddy". They are these wonderful mineral packs that you can heat in the microwave or put in the freezer. Use those heated for about 2-3 minutes, where it hurts when it feels swollen and achey. You might try putting em in the fridge, but for me, cold seemed to make it worse, though I was often swollen. You can find these at Walgreen's or Bed Bath & Beyond for $10 a piece.

Warm baths if you have someone to help you in and out are helpful.

If it's unbearable, my doc said Tylenol (the regular kind) was okay.

And lastly, I did have to go on bedrest...but I also had other unrelated complications, so I'm certain that was a factor.

I've since learned that there are chiropractic specialists who are trained to "fix" this condition. Those who've had treatments say their pain was greatly minimized, if not totally eliminated. If I had known about this then, I would have so been there!

I have included a great link I have found since my last pregnancy, but kept it, for next time! Hope this helps you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphysis_pubis_dysfunction

Hang in there! You're really close to the finish line. It won't be so bad much longer.

And yes, it goes away for most women after they deliver. I guess there are some women it takes a while to get back to normal. Some women have permanent damage and will require surgery. That's why it's important to find a doc who knows something about this. None of mine did! Very few do know about this condition, let alone how to treat it.

If you didn't know already, this is caused by the double whammy effect of hormones softening your ligaments so you can deliver, combined with the horrid gift of having a misaligned hip so your bones rub together!

Most women get immediate relief after right after they deliver the baby. Thankfully I did! Others take longer if their bodies keep pumping out the hormones even after delivery.

In the meantime, do talk about this with your OB or midwife some more. Some women can not deliver vaginally with this condition. You might want to see if they know about this, and what to do because of it to see if this might be you.

I had to have a c-section for unrelated reasons...so I don't know the answer to this...or what guidelines they follow in determining whether you can deliver vaginally or not.

Here's the link. I know it says plus-size but the information is good for any anyone affected by this condition, and any woman can suffer from this condition. This site was the best I have found on the topic;

http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/pubicpain.htm

I had sciatica as well as pubic bone pain. For me it went away seemingly right after giving birth but my memory is a little fuzzy now [I swear I still have "mommy brain" even two years later!].
You shouldn't have to go on bed rest, even though you might wish you could! I remember having a terrible time walking, lifting up my legs, getting out of the car and rolling over in bed- I can't say anything really helped me besides using 6 or 7 pillows to get comfortable in bed and trying not to move. I think I took Tylenol on a couple of occasions but that doesn't do much either. Just remember, it sucks for now, but it will almost surely go away... if not right after labor, then at least when your hormones get back to normal.